In a rare admission, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said that the Chinese hypersonic missiles can destroy all US aircraft carriers in just 20 minutes.
So far our [US] whole power projection platform is aircraft carrier and the ability to project power that way strategically around the globe, said Hegseth in a recent interview.
However, Hegseth added that Chinas 15 hypersonic missiles can take out 10 aircraft carriers in the first 20 minutes of the conflict, added Hegseth.